I think there are certain folks in Missouri that don't trust government. And they haven't trusted government for a long time.

Well, Im wrestling alligators.

I voted against my party with some frequency, because of my independence. I've just got to remind Missourians that I am independent and that I try to call them like I see them, and sometimes my party is wrong on some things.

All the movies where I play nice guys don't seem to do very well.

I don't think Democrats are ever going to get excited about cutting Medicaid to pay for tax cuts to wealthy people. I just don't think that's the direction we should be going in our country. The 1 percent's doing very well in America. They don't need more help. But Medicaid does.

I think we have got to call out the Republicans, where their walk doesn't match their talk, and I think we also have to make sure that we communicate clearly that we are the party that cares deeply in our core about working people in this country.

I think there are certain folks in Missouri that don't trust government. And they haven't trusted government for a long time.